So Hosea has now told Israel the big picture. They started off committed to God (married to Him). They deserted God and trusted in other nations. They were rejected by God because of this, but then God would allure them back to Himself. They would once again be His people and loved by Him.
This applies to all humanity. We all belonged to God because we were all created by Him. We have all sinned against God and so are, as it says in Ephesians, objects of wrath, but God has sent Christ to bring us back to Himself.
So having got the big picture, we now start to get some of the detail. First we get more information on the sins of Israel, the charge that He had against them.
First there was no faithfulness to God nor acknowledgement of Him. The converse of this is that whatever our circumstances it is worth remaining faithful to the Lord, indeed it is the right thing to do.
This lack of faith resulted in cursing, lying, stealing, murder and adultery. Lack of faith has practical results. When a nation turns away from God we will see effects in the wider society (just look around you!). This then has an effect on nature as a whole.
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